Thursday, 31 August 2017

Sci-Fi History: August 31st.

Events on this day: August 31st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1897 – Fredric March, actor - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Born on this day in 1914 – Richard Basehart, actor  Voyage to Bottom of Sea.

Born on this day in 1920 – James Lanphier, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Deadly Mantis.

Born on this day in 1928 – James Coburn, actor - Men Into Space, Twilight Zone
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Born on this day in 1931 – Noble Willingham, actor - Fire in the Sky, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: TNG, Man from Atlantis.

Born on this day in 1933 – author Robert Adams.

On this day in 1979 Time After Time is released. It starred Malcolm McDowell as HG Wells and David Warner as Jack the Ripper.

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Sci-Fi History: August 30th.

Events on this day: August 30th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1797 author of Frankenstein Mary Shelly.

Born on this day in 1908 – Fred MacMurray, actor - The Swarm, Beyond the Bermuda Triangle.

Born on this day in 1927 – Bill Daily, actor - Alligator II: The Mutation, The Munsters Today, ALF, Small & Frye, The Powers of Matthew Star.

Born on this day in 1935 – Peter Cartwright, actor - Doctor Who.

Born on this day in 1938 – Lee Kinsolving, actor - Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits.

On this day in 1943 – author A P Merritt died aged 58.

On this day in 2014 Doctor Who - 'Into the Dalek' aired. its was the second episode of the eighth season.

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Sci-Fi History: August 29th.

Events on this day: August 29th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1899 – George Macready, actor - The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Alligator
People, The Monster and the Ape.

Born on this day in 1907 – Lurene Tuttle, actress - Voyagers!, My Favorite Martian, The Clonus Horror, My Living Doll, The Munsters, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1912 – Barry Sullivan, actor - The Bionic Woman, The Invisible Man [1975], The Sixth Sense, The Immortal, Planet of the Vampires, Pyro… The Thing Without a Face.

Born on this day in 1922 – Lane Bradford, actor - Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, My Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superman, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, Zombies of the Stratosphere.

Born on this day in 1928 – Charles Gray, actor - Out of this World, Man in the Moon, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Firestar, First Contact, The Beast Must Die.

On this day in 1986 Hands of Steel aka Atomic Cyborg is released.

On this day in 1958 – The Fly - with a screenplay by James Clavell based on George Langelaan’s 1957 Playboy story, is released; spawning two sequels and a 1986 remake by David Cronenberg.

Monday, 28 August 2017

Sci-Fi History August 28th.

Events on this day: August 28th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1891 – Stanley Andrews, actor - Science Fiction Theatre, Superman and the Mole-Men, Space Patrol, Adventures of Superman.

Born on this day in 1897 – Morris Ankrum, actor - Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, From the Earth to the Moon, Giant from the Unknown, Beginning of the End, The Giant Claw, Invaders from Mars, Red Planet Mars, Rocketship X-M.

Born on this day in 1915 – Simon Oakland, actor - The Starlost, The Satan Bug, The Outer Limits, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1916 – author Jack Vance.

Born on this day in 1940 – Ken Jenkins, actor - The X Files, Sliders, Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG, The Abyss, Hard Time on Planet Earth.

Born on this day in 1947 – Alice Playten, actress - Pioneer 12, Legend, The Lost Saucer.

Born on this day in 1948 – Vonda N McIntyre - 1979 Hugo and Nebula for Dreamsnake & 1998 Nebula for The Moon and the Sun, Star Trek II, III, IV.

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Sci-Fi History: August 27th.

Events on this day: August 27th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1929 – Hoke Howell, actor - Alien Species, Alienator, Humanoids from the Deep, Project U.F.O., Kingdom of the Spiders, Lost in Space, The Munsters, My Living Doll.

Born on this day in 1929 – Ira Levin, writer of The Stepford Wives and  The Boys from Brazil.

Born on this day in 1948 – Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., actor - The Abyss, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning.

Born on this day in 1953 – Peter Stormare, actor - Armageddon, Minority Report, The Zero Theorem, Jurassic Park: The Lost World.

Born on this day in 1955 – Diana Scarwid, actress - Heroes, From the Earth to the Moon, The X Files, Strange Invaders.

On this day in 1958 – Priscilla Lawson, actress, died aged 44 - Flash Gordon.

On this day in 1969 – Journey to the Far Side of the Sun released.

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Sci-Fi History August 26th.

Events on this day: August 26th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1928 – Yvette Vickers, actress - Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches.

On this day in 1953 – War of the Worlds released

Born on this day in 1956 – Brett Cullen, actor - Under the Dome, From the Earth to the Moon, Star Trek: DS9, Prehysteria!, V, The Incredible Hulk.

On this day in 1963 – Larry Keating actor died aged 67 - When Worlds Collide.

Friday, 25 August 2017

Sci-Fi History August 25th.

Events on this day: August 25th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1908 – Walter Burke, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Munsters, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1909 – Michael Rennie - The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Invaders, Cyborg 2087, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, The Lost World.

Born on this day in 1917 – Mel Ferrer, actor - Eaten Alive, The Great Alligator, The Visitor, Screamers, The Amazing Captain Nemo, Logan’s Run.

Born on this day in 1931 – Bryan Mosley, actor - Out of the Unknown, Doctor Who.

Born on this day in 1931 – Peter Gilmore, actor - Doctor Who, Warlords of the Deep.

Born on this day in 1958 – Tim Burton, director - Frankenweenie, Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks, Edward Scissorhands.

On this day in 1989 Millenium was released.

On this day in 2012 Neil Armstrong Astronaut died aged 82.

On this day in 1989 Millenium was released theatrically.

Thursday, 24 August 2017

On This Day in Sci-Fi History

Events on this day: August 24th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1904 – Rodd Redwing, actor - The Mole People, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Born on this day in 1915 – author Alice B Sheldon.

Born on this day in 1920 – Helena Carter, actress - Invaders from Mars.

Born on this day in 1924 – Jimmy Gardner, actor - Doctor Who.

Born on this day in 1932 – William Morgan Sheppard, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Star Trek: Voyager, Timecop, Transformers, Mysterious Island, SeaQuest 2032, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: TNG, Max Headroom, The Day of the Triffids.

Born on this day in 1934 actor Kenny Baker probably best known for his role as R2-D2

On this day in 1966 Fantastic Voyage is released theatrically.

On this day in 2001 – Ghosts of Mars released.

On this day in 2014 the newly regenerated Doctor played by Peter Capaldi appeared in the season eight opener - Deep Breath.

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Sci-Fi History August 23d.

Events on this day: August 23rd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1915 – James Millhollin, actor - Lost in Space, It’s About Time, My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1929 – Vera Miles, actress - BrainWaves, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Born on this day in 1931 – Barbara Eden - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Stepford Children.

On this day in 1985 Godzilla premiered theatrically.

On this day in 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau premiered theatrically.

On this day in 1999 – author James White died aged 71.

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Sci-Fi History August 22nd.

Events on this day: August 22nd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1893 – Cecil Kellaway, actor - My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone, Destination Space, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Born on this day in 1920 – author Ray Bradbury.

Born on this day in 1925 – Honor Blackman, actress - Cockneys vs Zombies, Doctor Who, H. G. Wells’ Invisible Man.

Born on this day in 1934 – Diana Sands, actress - The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1958 – Colm Feore, actor - Revolution, Battlestar Galactica, The Chronicles of Riddick, Creature, War of the Worlds.

Born on this day in 1959 – Mark Williams, actor - Doctor Who, Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds, Stardust, Red Dwarf.

On this day in 1991 Trancers II is released. The film starred Jack Deth and Helen Hunt.

On this day in 1997 – Event Horizon released in UK.

Monday, 21 August 2017

This Day in Sci Fi History August 21st.

Events on this day: August 21st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1895 – Blossom Rock, actress - She Devil.

Born on this day in 1911 – Anthony Boucher, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Born on this day in 1919 – Bill Idelson, writer / actor - The Crawling Hand, Twilight Zone / My Favorite Martian, Twilight Zone
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On this day in 1943 – A P Merritt, sci-fi author died aged 58 - Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!

On this day in 1981 – Eddie Byrne actor, died aged 70 - Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Journey to the Unknown.

On this day in 2005 – Michael Sheard, actor, died aged 67 - Doctor Who, Space, The Invisible Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Space: 1999.

Sunday, 20 August 2017

On This Day in Sci Fi History

Events on this day: August 20th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

On this day in 1890 author Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born.

Born on this day in 1909 – Andre Morell, actor - Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit, The Giant Behemoth, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man.

Born on this day in 1916 – Bernard Archard, actor - Krull, Doctor Who, The Horror of Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1932 – Anthony Ainley, actor - Doctor Who, The Land Time Forgot.

Born on this day in 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, actor - Doctor Who, Starstrider, Roberts Robots.

Born on this day in 1962 – Sophie Aldred - Doctor Who companion Ace.

On this day in 1995 Amanda and the Alien is released. The film is based on a story by Robert Silverberg and starred Nicole Eggert, Michael Dorn and John Diehl.

On this day in 2001 – Sir Fred Hoyle, scientist and author died aged 86.

Saturday, 19 August 2017

Sci-Fi On this Day - August 19th.

Events on this day: August 19th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1913 – Richard Simmons, actor - The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, The Munsters.

Born on this day in 1921 – Gene Roddenberry the creator of Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1924 – William Marshall, actor - Dinosaur Valley Girls, Amazon Women on the Moon, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1926 – Angus Scrimm, actor - Phantasm I – IV, Mindwarp, Subspecies, Salvage 1, Project U.F.O.

Born on this day in 1930 –  author D G Compton.

Born on this day in 1927 – L. Q. Jones, actor - Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann, The Incredible Hulk, A Boy and His Dog, My Favorite Martian.

Born on this day in 1938 – Diana Muldaur - Star Trek: TNG, The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, The Invaders.

Born on this day in 1940 – Jill St. John, actress - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World.

Friday, 18 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 18th.

Events on this day: August 18th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1912 – Emile Meyer, actor - My Favorite Martian.

Born on this day in 1925 – author Brian  Aldiss.

Born on this day in 1929 – Joan Taylor, actress - Men Into Space, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. Flying Saucers.

Born on this day in 1931 – Grant Williams - The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, Brain of Blood, The Munsters, The Outer Limits.

On this day in 1990 – author B.F. Skinner died aged 86.

On this day in 1991 – David Gale, actor, died aged 54 - Guyver, Re-Animator, Bride of Re-Animator, The Brain.

Thursday, 17 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 17th.

Events on this day: August 17th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1918 – Evelyn Ankers, actress - The Invisible Man’s Revenge, The Ghost of Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1923 – Julius Harris, actress - Eerie, Indiana, The Incredible Hulk.

Born on this day in 1930 – Ted Hughes, author of The Iron Giant.

Born on this day in 1930 – Harve Bennett, writer - Time Trax, Star Trek II -V, The Bionic Woman, The Invisble Man.

Born on this day in 1957 – Tim Bagley, actor - Zombieland, The Day After Tomorrow, The X Files, 3rd Rock from the Sun.

On this day in 1960 – The Time Machine released

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 16th.

Events on this day: August 16th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1884 – Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer/editor (1960 Hugo, editor, Amazing Stories, Wonder Stories

Born on this day in 1899 – Glenn Strange, actor (Space Patrol, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, The Monster Maker, The Mad Monster, Flash Gordon

Born on this day in 1910 – Mae Clarke, actress - Frankenstein.

On this day in 1994 – John Doucette, actor died - The Time Machine, The Time Tunnel, Science Fiction Theatre, Adventures of Superman, The Flying Missile.

Born on this day in 1924 – Fess Parker, actor - Them!

Born on this day in 1927 – Lois Nettleton, actress - Babylon 5, The Munsters Today, The Bamboo Saucer, Twilight Zone, Captain Video

On this day in 1956 – Bela Lugosi, actor died aged 73 - The Invisible Ray, Son of Frankenstein, The Phantom Creeps, The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Ape Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Return of the Ape Man, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla, Bride of the Monster, Plan 9 From Outer Space

Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 15th.

Events on this day: August 15th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1924 – Vincent Beck, actor - The Invisible Man (1975), The Bamboo Saucer, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
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Born on this day in 1924 – Shirley O’Hara, actress - The Outer Limits, Future Cop, The Incredible Hulk, The Invisible Man, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1925 – Mike Connors, actor - Earthlings, The Day the World Ended.

Born on this day in 1928 – Nosher Powell, actor - Blakes 7.

Born on this day in 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, director - The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Born on this day in 1932 – author Robert L Forward.

Born on this day in 1933 – Lori Nelson, actress - The Naked Monster, Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature).

Born on this day in 1936 – Pat Priest, actress - The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1939 – Michael J. Reynolds, actor - Moonshot, Lexx, Earth: Final Conflict, The Lifeforce Experiment, Twilight Zone, Plague, The Neptune Factor.

Born on this day in 1943 – Barbara Bouchet, actress - Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1958 – Nicholas Bell, actor - I Frankenstein, Wicked Science, The Lost World, Chameleon, Sky Trackers.

Monday, 14 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: Augyst 14th.

Events on this day: August 14th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1948 – Lou Wagner, actor - Star Trek: DS9, TNG, The UFO Incident, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Beneath of the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes, Lost in Space.

Born on this day in 1953 – James Horner, composer - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Testament, Brainstorm, Krull, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Cocoon, Project X, *batteries not included, Cocoon: The Return, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, Deep Impact, Bicentennial Man, Avatar, Shoestring Space Opera, Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II.

On this day in 1961 – author Clarke Ashton Smith died aged 68

Born this day in 1965 – Brannon Braga - Star Trek: TNG, Terra Nova, FlashForward, Threshold, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: First Contact.

On this day in 1982 – Patrick McGee, actor died aged 60 - The Last Days of Man on Earth, A Clockwork Orange, Monster of Terror.

Sunday, 13 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 13th.

Events on this day: August 13th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1898 – Regis Toomey, actor - Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (movie & TV).

Born on this day in 1909 – Tristam Coffin, actor - The Time Tunnel, The Crawling Hand, The Night the World Exploded, Creature with the Atom Brain, King of the Rocket Men.

Born on this day in 1909 – Dave Willock, actor - Queen of Outer Space, It Came from Outer Space, Revenge of the Creature, Twilight Zone, The Immortal.

Born on this day in 1920 – Neville Brand, actor - Man from Atlantis, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1922 – Willard Sage, actor - The Outer Limits, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1922 – Buck Kartalian, actor - My Favorite Martian (1999), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Octaman, Planet of the Apes, The Munsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1929 – Pat Harrington Jr., actor - The Invisible Man, 2000 Years Later, The Munsters.

Born on this day in 1941 – Erin Fleming, actress - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

On this day in 1946 – H. G. Wells, author of The war of the Worlds and other classic scienc fiction died aged 79.

On this day in 1958 – It! The Terror from Beyond Space released.

Saturday, 12 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 12th.

Events on this day: August 12th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1910 – Jane Wyatt, actress - Star Trek, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Gemini Man

Born on this day in 1917 – Kem Dibbs, actor - The Immortal, Men into Space, Buck Rogers, Captain Midnight, Riders to the Stars, Space Patrol, Captain Video and His Video Rangers

Born on this day in 1927 – Dan Curtis, writer - Frankenstein TV movie 1973

Born on this day in 1936 – Michael Coles, actor - Doctor Who and the Daleks

On this day in 1992 Mindwarp is released.

Friday, 11 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 11th.

Events on this day: August 11th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1911 – Henry Kulky, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Tobor the Great, Adventures of Superman, Red Planet Mars

Born on this day in 1926 – Charles Cooper, actor - Star Trek V, Star Trek: TNG, Men into Space

Born on this day in 1932 – George Furth, actor - Megaforce, The Man With Two Brains, Salvage 1

Born on this day in 1942 – Laurel Goodwin, actor - Star Trek

Born on this day in 1944 – Ian McDiarmid, actor - Star Wars

Born on this day in 1947 – Stuart Gordon, director - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, Space Truckers, Robot Jox, Dolls, From Beyond, Re-Animator

On this day in 1994 – Peter Cushing, actor, died aged 81. The star of many horror films, he also appeared in Doctor Who and Star Wars

Thursday, 10 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 10th.

Events on this day: August 10th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1902 – author Curt Siodmak - Donovan’s Brain

Born on this day in 1904 – Ray Walker, actor - Superman, The Atomic Kid, The Space Children

Born on this day in 1912 – Richard Reeves, actor - Target Earth, The Munsters, My Favorite Martian, The Adventures of Superboy, Adventures of Superman

Born on this day in 1914 – Jeff Corey, actor - Star Trek, Babylon 5, Superman & Mole Men

Born on this day in 1939 – Kate O’Mara, actress - Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time, The Horror of Frankenstein

Born on this day in 1965 – Claudia Christian, actress - Starhyke, Babylon 5, Landelot: Guardian of Time, Space Rangers, Quantum Leap

Wednesday, 9 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 9th.

Events on this day: August 9th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1905 – Leo Genn, actor - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

Born on this day in 1918 – Robert Aldrich, director - Twilight’s Last Gleaming

Born on this day in 1923 – John Stevenson, actor - Science Fiction Theatre, The Invaders, The Six Million Dollar Man

Born on this day in 1934 – Dick Anthony Williams, actor - The X Files, Edward Scissorhands, Space, The Powers of Matthew Star, Brave New World, Man from Atlantis

Born on this day in 1947 – author- John Varley

Born on this day in 1956 – Adam Nimoy, director - The Invisible Man, Sliders, Babylon 5, Star Trek: TNG

On this day in 1996 Escape From LA released


Tuesday, 8 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 8th.

Events on this day: August 8th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1903 – Dayton Lummis, actor - The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Flight That Disappeared, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, Red Planet Mars

Born on this day in 1908 – Ford Rainey, actor - The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Outer Limits)

Born on this day in 1917 – Earl Cameron, actor - Inception, Battle Beneath the Earth, Doctor Who, The Andromeda Breakthrough

Born on this day in 1922 – Rory Calhoun, actor - Hell Comes to Frogtown, Night of the Lepus

Born on this day in 1926 – Richard Anderson, actor - The Stepford Children, Automan, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Astronaut, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Forbidden Planet, Captain Midnight

Born on this day in 1930 – Terry Nation, writer - Doctor Who, Blake’s 7

Born on this day in 1937 – Adam Roarke, actor - Star Trek, The Six Million Dollar Man, Frogs, Women of the Prehistoric Planet

On this day in 1984 – author of The Man Who Fell to Earth Walter Tevis died aged 56

Monday, 7 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 7th.

Events on this day: August 7th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1932 – Edward Hardwicke, actor, - Journey to the Unknown, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man

Born on this day in1933 – author Jerry Pournelle

Born on this day in 1934 – Steve Ihnat, actor - Star Trek, Countdown, I Dream of Jeannie, The Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Born on this day in 1936 – author Richard L Tierney

Born on this day in 1960 – David Duchovny, actor - X Files, Evolution, Space: Above and Beyond

Born on this day in 1963 – Harold Perrineau, actor - 28 Weeks Later, The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded

On this day in 1987 – Masters of the Universe released

Sunday, 6 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 6th.

Events on this day: August 06th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1904 – Helene Heigh, actress – Voyagers!

Born on this day in 1904 – Ballard Berkeley, actor - Blood Beast from Outer Space, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man

Born on his day in 1910 – Charles Crichton, director - Alien Attack, Space: 1999, The Day After Tomorrow

Born on this day in 1928 – Norman Bartold, actor - Capricorn One, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Westworld, My Favorite Martian

Born on this day in 1934 – author Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob

Born on day in 1950 – Dorian Harewood, actor - The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Kyle XY, Stargate SG-1, Earth: Final Conflict, Time Trax, Solar Crisis

Born on this day in 1951 – Catherine Hicks, actress - Star Trek IV

Born on this day in 1956 – author Ian R. MacLeod

On this day in 1993 - Cyborg Cop is released.

Saturday, 5 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 5th.

Events on this day: August 5th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1891 – Donald Kerr, actor - Devil Bat, Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Born on this day in 1906 – John Huston, actor - Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Tentacles, The Bermuda Triangle

Born on this day in 1914 – Parley Baer, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Roswell, Quantum Leap, Time Trackers, Twilight Zone, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., Land of the Giants, My Favorite Martian, My Living Doll, The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1920 – Mickey Shaughnessy, actor - Conquest of Space


Born on this day in 1929 – Don Matheson, actor - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space

Born on this day in 1930 – Neil Armstrong – The first person to walk on the Moon

Born on this day in 1935 – John Saxon, actor Prisoners of the Lost Universe, Battle Beyond the Stars, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Strange New World, Planet Earth, The Time Tunnel, Blood Beast from Outer Space

 

Born on this day in 1940 – Natalie Trundy - Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone

On this day in 2000 – Alec Guinness, actor, died aged 86 - Star Wars IV – VI

 

Friday, 4 August 2017

Sci_fi Trrivia: August 4th.

Events on this day: August 4th.
 
This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1910 – Anita Page, actress - Frankenstein Rising, The Crawling Brain

Born on this day in 1913 – Wesley Addy, actor - The Invaders, Out There, The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1923 – Tom Hennesy, actor - Revenge of the Creature

Born on this day in 1941 – Martin Jarvis, actor - Stargate: Atlantis, The Kid with X-ray Eyes, Space Island One, Space: Above and Beyond, Doctor Who

Born on this day in 1951 – Sara Botsford, actress - Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray, Three Moons Over Milford, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Total Recall 2070, Sliders

Born on this day in 1954 – Donald Gibb, actor Homeboys in Outer Space, Breakfast of Aliens, The X-Files, Quantum Leap, They Came from Outer Space, Otherworld

Born on this day in 1968 – Daniel Dae Kim, actor - The Andromeda Strain, Star Trek: Enterprise, Hulk, Star Trek: Voyager, Brave New World

On this day in 1995 Virtuosity released

Thursday, 3 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 3rd.

Events on this day: August 3rd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1904 – author Clifford D. Simak

Born on this day in 1911 – Alex McCrindle, actor - Star Wars IV

Born on this day in 1920 – P.D. James, author of Children of Men

Born on this day in 1937 – Stephen Berkoff, actor - Doctor Who, Children of Dune, Star Trek: DS9, Space Precinct, Metamorphosis, Outland, A Clockwork Orange, UFO, Prehistoric Women.

On this day in 1951 – Tales of Tomorrow, the first science fiction anthology TV series debuts on the ABC network

On this day in 1984 The Philadelphia Experiment is released

Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Sci-Fi August 2nd.

Events on this day: August 2nd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1915 – Gary Merrill, actor - Earth II, The Time Tunnel, Destination Inner Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, Mysterious Island

Born on this day in 1919 – Nehemiah Persoff, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman, Logan’s Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Invisible Man,Land of the Giants, The Power, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1920 – Theo Marcuse, actor - Star Trek, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1924 – Carroll O’Connor, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits)

Born on this day in 1929 – Bernard L. Kowalski, director - Sssssss, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Night of the Blood Beast

Born on this day in 1948 – author Robert P Holdstock

Tuesday, 1 August 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: August 1st.

Events on this day: August 1st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1911 – Flora Campbell, actress - Tales of Tomorrow

Born on this day in 1912 – Henry Jones, actor - Project U.F.O., The Six Million Dollar Man, The Girl with Something Extra, Project X, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1914 – J. Lee Thompson, director - Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Born on this day in 1922 – Arthur Hill, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Invaders, The Andromeda Strain, Futureworld, Murder in Space, Prototype, Tomorrow’s Child, Revenge of the Stepford Wives

Born on this day in 1922 – Paul Lambert, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Automan, Planet of the Apes, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space

On this day in 1962 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet released in the US

Born on this day in 1964 – Melanie Shatner, actress - Perversions of Science, TekWar, The Alien Within, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek

On this day in 1971 – The Omega Man released

On this day in 1980 The Final Countdown released